Have your say on proposed forestry activities in our watershed

? PROPOSED FORESTRY ACTIVITIES IN OUR WATERSHED
>>> How you can have your say on the harvesting proposal being considered by the Province

The Town of Bridgewater and the Public Service Commission of Bridgewater (PSCB), which oversees water services for our community, have been made aware of the proposal to harvest forest on Crown Lands located within the protected watershed area that serves our community.

A consultation process is now being carried out by the Department of Natural Resources on this proposal. The Town and PSCB have a detailed Source Water Protection Plan for our watershed area and both organizations are committed to ensuring stewardship of the watershed and protecting the quality of our drinking water supply.

Our organizations intend to provide comment on the proposal through the Province's consultation process and we encourage members of the public to take a few minutes to participate in that process as well.

To share your thoughts on the proposed harvesting on Crown Lands within the Town's watershed area, visit https://nsgi.novascotia.ca/hpmv/ and zoom in on the highlighted lands near Minamkeak Lake in Lunenburg County.

Then, click the "envelope/arrow" icon on the left side of the map. You will be prompted to click on the map and select an area to submit a comment. You may wish to do this for each different highlighted parcel in the area of Minamkeak Lake.

The proposals will be open for public comment until April 23, 2022.

For more information on Bridgewater's Source Water Protection Plan, visit www.bridgewater.ca/swp.

We invite you to share this message.